Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Sergio Oliva (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈseɾxjo oˈliβa]; July 4, 1941 – November 12, 2012), often known by his epithet 'The Myth' for his physique and performance, was a Cuban American bodybuilder, and three-time Mr. Olympia winner.
The first electric golf cart was custom-made in 1932, but did not gain widespread acceptance. [3] In the 1930s until the 1950s the most widespread use of golf carts was for those with disabilities who could not walk far. [4] By the mid-1950s the golf cart had gained wide acceptance with US golfers. [5]
Lydia Cabrera (May 20, 1899, in Havana, Cuba – September 19, 1991, in Miami, Florida) was a Cuban independent ethnographer, writer, and literary activist.She was an authority on Santería and other Afro-Cuban religions.
Arnhilda Badía, author of “Cuban American Women: Making History”, smiles during a panel discussion about the book with women featured in it on Thursday, Jan. 25, 2024, at Otto G. Richter ...
This is a list of women artists who were born in Cuba or whose artworks are closely associated with that country. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
The Mariana Grajales Women's Platoon (Spanish: El pelotón Mariana Grajales), or Las Marianas, was an all-female military platoon created by Fidel Castro, Celia Sánchez, and Haydée Santamaría during the 26th of July Movement on 4 September 1958, named after the Cuban icon Mariana Grajales Cuello who served in the Cuban War of Independence.
Several Cuban American women who have tout their abuelas' (grandmothers') lessons through recipes or comedy share their experiences with TODAY's Tom Llamas.
Although these were groundbreaking cultural events that addressed issues of race and discrimination in Cuban society, they received very little coverage in the Cuban press and were quickly forgotten. In 2010 historian Alejandro de la Fuente and artist Elio Rodríguez Valdés organized a new edition of the exhibit, titled Queloides: Race and ...